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hello lovely girls ! It's Friday (woohoo), I'm happy the weekend is around the corner now. I bet you are too !!

just like I'd been aware of my fabric stash after cleaning/organizing/decluttering, I've been aware of our fossil collection when dusting the top of the glass pane of the wooden box.

a boxful of fossils

lovely specimens

I'm eager to go out "hunting" for more of them, and add new ones to our collection, but I thought it was time I shared some of them with fellow fossil lovers. I think I may do this on a regular basis.

basically, I'm giving away some of them, the ones pictured on the photo below :

I will give these ones away

there are ammonites, belemnites & bivalva. I included entire fossils & also broken ones, because they also are interesting, they're all so beautiful, more particularly when you look at them closely. These are 200 millions years old. (and for the new readers, I picked them all myself, here in southern France)

* if you wish to enter this little giveaway, simply leave a message to THIS blog post. Don't forget to include a way for me to contact you if you've won !! (email address or link to your blog) Of course I will ship them anywhere in the world. *

the winner will be picked on Sunday 16th, so if you're interested, please add your name as soon as possible. (not sure that leaving the giveaway open for a whole week would be much useful) Thank you for your understanding.

have a terrific Friday everyone, and please make sure to carve yourself a good piece of me time this weekend.

xoxo

S

comments are closed now, thank you everyone for participating ... good news is that I have decided to have two extra winners !!

Comments

  1. Margie Oomen14 January 2011 at 00:02

    i am definitely going to carve some sonia time this weekend:)

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  2. Scrapiana14 January 2011 at 00:23

    What a lovely idea! But don't let me win because I have my own - picked up on the Dorset coast.

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  3. prpltrtl94614 January 2011 at 00:54

    I love rocks, but don't have very many fossils...they would be welcome at my home!! 8*)

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  4. antilight14 January 2011 at 01:41

    Ohh my! It would be so lovely to win just a few of them. They are so nice :)

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  5. Lorrie14 January 2011 at 05:40

    Oh, what a unique and interesting giveaway! I love collecting things from nature.

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  6. Karen14 January 2011 at 07:21

    I have always admired your beautiful collection. Thank you for offering a chance to share it!

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  7. Joanie14 January 2011 at 07:54

    Wow, you have such a keen fossil collecting eye you have plenty to share!. You win the prize for the oldest giveaway ;)

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  8. cinnamon girl14 January 2011 at 10:32

    oh you are clever collecting all those fossils! Id love to have some to show the children xxxx

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  9. Unknown14 January 2011 at 10:46

    I would love to win these :)

    You are wonderful for giving these away. Have a great weekend too.

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  10. Saskia14 January 2011 at 10:50

    O wow, I have always looked at your finds on Flickr, hoping to one day visit that wonderful area you live in just to find some myself!
    But a giveaway would make life much easier ;)!
    xoxox

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  11. Ariadne14 January 2011 at 16:54

    Your collection looks fabulous! My beach gives out some shells and sea glass but no fossils! I always admire them in Natural History Museums,recently in Vienna.I would love to take part in the giveaway.Thank you!AriadnefromGreece!
    ariadnesky@hotmail.com

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  12. Peeriemoot14 January 2011 at 18:18

    What a lovely idea :-).

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  13. Nancy14 January 2011 at 18:48

    Such wonderful tiny treasures! They would have a lovely home on my nature table.

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  14. Lee14 January 2011 at 18:58

    How great! my family loves fossils. thanks for thoughtful giveaway.
    butler83ataoldotcom

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  15. Jill Wignall14 January 2011 at 19:21

    oh, how generous and thoughtful! I'd love to go fossil hunting. Enjoy your weekend. x x

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  16. Vida14 January 2011 at 19:33

    My two boys (3 and 6) would love to have something like that. Your giveaway is beautiful.

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  17. Kitten's Lost Her Mittens14 January 2011 at 21:44

    Ooh, super cool! I would love to win. Thanks for the chance!

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  18. Mary14 January 2011 at 21:49

    My mother-in-law adores ammonites, I recently found some fossilized with iron pyrite, at a little fossil/bone store -- gorgeous! (Shh, don't tell her, it's a present.)

    I don't need you to send me some, but they are indeed wonderful.

    Mary

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  19. Darylynn14 January 2011 at 22:39

    Hi Sonia! What a great collection and I like how you display them in the cute box. We love in the Santa Monica Mountain range near Malibu Beach so I'm sure we have fossils. If I ever get around to exploring and find some, I'll send some to you. Enjoy the weekend1 TGIF!

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  20. prpltrtl94615 January 2011 at 05:20

    prpltrtl946 said...

    I love rocks, but don't have very many fossils...they would be welcome at my home!! 8*)
    14 January 2011 00:54

    but you can't find me by clicking on my name!! I thought you could!! sorry!

    prpltrtl946 at gmail dot com

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  21. bianca15 January 2011 at 12:52

    I found my very first fossil on my recent trip to Tasmania of a leaf inprint. It re-ignited my rock collecting passion I had as a child :)

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  22. Gill15 January 2011 at 13:48

    I too am fascinated by fossils - as a child I started collecting Devils Toenails which are fairly plentiful locally

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  23. beth 15 January 2011 at 15:13

    My husband grew up in FL and has a great (rather small) collection of fossils and shark's teeth - my kids are so fascinated by them as are we. It would be so fun to have something from another part of the world!! elizabethlehman@hotmail.com

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  24. Therese15 January 2011 at 18:14

    Oh my! I collect fossils too! I have always admired your collection.

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  25. Karen L.15 January 2011 at 19:45

    Love the fossils and would love having one you collected. I have a couple of shell ones and I have a portion of stalactite so would love to add to this small collection. Generous of you to share this way no matter who the lucky person is. And did I mention that I love your blog??? Always great to log on and see what photos you have posted. Thanks for that.

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  26. Tara15 January 2011 at 20:29

    What a unique giveaway. Count me in!

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  27. Audrey16 January 2011 at 02:20

    Oh, how lovely! I've always wanted an ammonite. I haven't found anything in years but used to run across crinoid stems. You are super generous to share!

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  28. Anonymous16 January 2011 at 03:43

    I came upon your blog a few weeks ago and love your beautiful posts. Fossils from the south of France sounds beautiful too!

    Melissa M
    tinissa@epix.net

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  29. Nanou16 January 2011 at 07:53

    C'est vraiment trop gentil de te séparer de ces fantastiques pièces de votre collection, Sonia !!!

    Je ne participe évidemment pas au give-away, ayant déjà été plus que gâtée récemment :)

    Bisous et bon dimanche à tous les quatre !

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  30. Jenni C's16 January 2011 at 12:37

    well it's Sunday and i hope we....(my son is sitting next to me fascinated by the fossils.)are not to late for the give-away....

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